Transactions
Topic Last Modified: 2008-08-28
This topic provides information about how the different technologies compare with regard to Transactions.
| Technology | Does the technology support transactions? |
|---|---|
Active Directory Services Interfaces (ADSI) |
Yes. |
Collaboration Data Objects for Windows 2000 (CDOSYS) |
No. |
CDOSYS SMTP/NNTP Event Sinks |
No. |
Collaboration Data Objects for Exchange 2000 Server (CDOEX) |
No. |
Collaboration Data Objects for Exchange Management (CDOEXM) |
No. |
Collaboration Data Objects for Exchange Workflow (CDOWF) |
Transactions can be implemented as part of the overall workflow process, but CDOWF does not natively support transactions. |
Exchange OLE DB Provider (ExOLEDB) |
Transactions are not directly supported by ExOLEDB. |
Exchange Store Event Sinks |
None. Note, however, that the Exchange store events act as part of the "transactions" that occur as items are stored, modified, and deleted within the Exchange store. |
Exchange Web Forms |
None. |
Exchange Web Services |
Exchange Web Services does not support transactions. |
HTTP/Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) |
Yes, WebDAV supports transactions. |
WebDAV Notifications |
WebDAV Notifications do not support transactions. |
Incremental Change Synchronization (ICS) |
The ICS interfaces do not support transactions. To ensure a more robust operation, the synchronization agent should maintain information about which changes have been successfully applied to the destination store. |
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) |
Information about this is not yet available here. |
Messaging Application Programming Interface (MAPI) |
MAPI does not support transactions. |
Outlook Object Model (OOM) |
OOM does not support transactions. |
Outlook Web Access |
Outlook Web Access does not support transactions. |
Exchange Rules |
The COM objects for rules do not support transactions. |
SMTP Event Sinks |
SMTP event sinks do not use transactions. |
Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) providers for Exchange |
No. |
Exchange Backup and Restore API |
No. |
Exchange writer for the Windows Volume Shadow Copy Service |
No. |